The Lion King (to Carson)

To Carson:

   Carson and I were watching one of his favorite (and my favorite) movies The Lion King last night.  We stopped it at the point where Simba and Mufasa are talking after Simba has just got in trouble.  After a heart to heart Simba asks his dad: "We're pals right?"
     It got me to thinking about fathers and sons and the word pals.  I love my relationship with my boy and hope we will always be pals.  I strive for that everyday with him.  Even after he gets in trouble, we are still pals.  I treasure the opportunity to run around the yard with him.  I treasure being able to run around and "tackle" each other.  I treasure being able to "box with the tickle monster" with him.  (And those are his words not mine)
     We are pals and I will keep that relationship with him for as long as I can.  I know there will be struggles and I know eventually at least one of us will grow up, but deep down I know we will always be pals.  I wouldn't have it any other way

love you kiddo
dadda

Perspective

I went to see the movie Courageous this weekend, and by the way it is a very good movie.  (Although the twist of the alien space ship with Winnie the Pooh in the middle of the movie was kind of weird.)  That's an inside joke, you would of had to have been there.

I was talking to a couple of our youth afterward and their perspective about the end of the movie struck me.  They brought about ideas that I hadn't even thought about and we discussed the film and each viewpoint.  Maybe this is why community is so important to our faith.  Without their perspective I wouldn't have even thought about a different viewpoint on the movie and the main theme of the movie.  I am thankful for their perspective, it allows me to think about other ideas.

So community is important.  I can read scripture all I want, but to be a christian to the fullest I need community.  I believe we all do.

grace&peace
Kevin